The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1887-03-03
LITERARY NOTES.

lut lIOuliSpieCe vi Ulle -lOItn
coming March Harper's is one of
AEhey's naive pictures, illustrating
Sunday phase of the good old
days of our grand mothers. 1t is
called "The Day of Rest" In one
corner of the high pew young wo-
man and her small boy are peace
fully slumbering, while the worthy
pastor stretches out his discourse.
The spirit and aspect of life in the
18th century, are admirably repre-
sented in this drawing, is pleasant
ly described in "The Editors Easy
Chair by George William Curtis.
An entertaining article on "Du-
eling,in Paris is one of the strong
features of the March Harper. /
Is written by Partisan authority,
Theodore Child, and is capitally il
lustraled by Partisan artist, Hen
ri Dupray. Mr.. Child claims that
never has the rapier been held in
higher honor in France than at the
present day; never has the art of
fencing been taught with more
science, and learned with greater
avidity; and perhaps never since the
time of Richelieu and the Fronae
has duelling been more common in
France. In spite of the successive
and severe edicts of Henry w.,
Cardinal Richelieu and Louis XIV,
in spite of the eloquent condemns
ton of Rousseau and Voltaire, in
spite of the prohibition Of law and
religion, duellng has remained since
the sixteenth century, not only toll
grated, but approved by public
opinion" The explain alton of this
characteristic distinguishing France
from all other nations is said to be
the proverblal sensitiveness Of the
French sense of honor, the sur
vival of the combative phase of
chivalry, and the national trait to
which Montague referred when he
wrote, "Put three Frenchmen to
gether in the deserts OF Libya, and
before a month has passed they
will be tearing each others eyes
out" The modern French code of
honor is mentioned which allows
the slightest offence to provoke a du-
ell. and makes a fight with rapiers or
pistols obligatory upon every jour
nalist and politician. Gambetta' 8
famous duel with NJ. De Fourtou Is
for the first time fully and faithfully
narrated. One of the illustrations
represents the actual scene of ex-
changing pistol-shots at thirty pa
ces, and another shows Gambetta
shooting sparrows from his win
dow on the morning of the contest
A droll incident, illustrated by a
full-page engraving,is the celebrated
duel in the rain between the critic
Saint Beuve and the journalist NJ.
Dubois, in which Saint Beuve in
sisted upon holding up his uni rel,
la as well as his pistol, saying, 81
am quite ready to be killed, but
do not wish to catch cold" Both
adversaries shot four times, but, as
Is usually the case, neither was
harmed.
In the March Harper's Charles
Dudley Warner publishes his lat
est impression of southern indus
trial and educational progress as
gained from his recent trip with
The Harper party through the
south. This article pleasantly sup
plements and confirms his paper of
two years ago, noting the wonderful
advances which are Transforming
"The New South" into a region of
great enterprise. Attractive Illus
trated articles on this section are
special features of Harper's Weekly
and Harper's Magazine this year.
The April number of the latter pc